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Artist: Arch Echo Album Title: Arch Echo Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 24 November 2017 I am late to this particular party and I hang my head in shame. It wasn’t until I saw the heading of ‘Arch Echo – wow’ on a personal favourite progressive music forum that I even registered the existence  Continue Reading »

Artist: Organized Chaos Album Title: Divulgence Label: Independent Release Date Of Release: 7 December 2017 I had literally no intention of writing any more reviews for albums released in 2017. I will admit that having written over 100 to date, burnout was edging closer and I wanted to recharge the batteries ready to tackle all  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 30, the final day of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I have done it! Another year goes by and another top 30 albums have been counted down, dissected and given yet more love and attention. But that’s exactly what these records fully deserve, because they are the best  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 29 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. The penultimate day in my most epic end-of-year series yet – I hope you have all enjoyed the ride as I near the home stretch for 2017. I have always tried to steer clear of other ‘best of’ lists as much  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 28 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I’ve mentioned this before a few times but the difference between a very good album and a great one is the way that the music makes you feel. All of the money, technical prowess and musical know-how are rendered obsolete if  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 24 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. As I get closer to the top five and then the top 3 for 2017, the quality of the music on offer begins to beggar belief. We are talking about at least ten albums this year that are the crème-de-la-crème and,  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 22 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I sincerely hope that you are all still enjoying my annual countdown of what I personally think are the very best albums released during 2017? I’m certainly enjoying putting it together and it pleases me to read all the nice comments  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 14 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. I haven’t yet missed a day in my quest to complete this series before a well-earned Christmas break. It has been challenging but very rewarding so far, not least because of the general positivity that has flowed my way since I  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 13 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. Today’s entrant is going to be a familiar name to many but given the consistent quality of their output, I just couldn’t leave them out of the top 30. In keeping with previous posts in this series, you’ll find below a  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day 11 of my ‘Album of the Year 2017 top 30 countdown’. Today is the day when the seriousness of this series gets cranked up a notch because I am entering the top 20. What follows are the very best 20 records that have been released in 2017 in my humble opinion. In  Continue Reading »